Air-brake-pipe connection



April 21, 1925;

- H. A. VEAL AIR BRAKE PIPE CONNECTION Fil ed Dec. 5, 1923 PP? 255 M abtomwq latented Apr, Ell,

HEILlB/Y A. VEAL, '1 IDQUG-LBS, GEORGIA.

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Application filed December Douglas, in the county of Cofiee and Fstate of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air-Bralre-Pipe Connections, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved connection or bypass adapted to beinterposed between the usual air line or the brake system of a car and the triple valve which controls the air to the brake cylinder of the braking mechanism, the primary object of the invention residing in the pro vision oia single unit comprising a brake strainer, cut-out cool: and dirt collector so arranged with respect to each other that but little dirt or water within the brake pipe will pass to the triple valve of the brake cylinder ior consequently impairing the eliicient operation thereof.

.An additional object of this invention resides'in the provision of such a connection of the brake cylinder wherein there will be tempting to steal or break thedirt collector of the present invention when installed upon cars, due to the fact that the breaking or re moval of the same willplace the car entirely out of commission and the air cannot be gotten through the train.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of such a connection vthat may be easily and expeditiously appliedbetween said air brake pipe and the triple valve of the brake cylinder, and this by those even unskilled in the art.

lVith the above and other objects in view as the nature oi theinvention will be better understooch the same comprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the diiterent views,

Figure l is a top plan view of a connection constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the dirt collector per se of the present invention,

Figure 4 is a smaller view through the between the air brake pipe of a triple valve' 5, 1923. Serial at. 678,701.

cut-out OOClTWllBIGlQY the air from the air line to the triple valve of the brake cylinder may be turned on or cut oil' at will, and

Figure 5 is a perspective of the rotary core of said cut-out cock.

New having particular reference to the drawing, this improved connection embodies the provision of a conventional form of brake pipe strainer 5 that is adapted for disposition within the usual air line 6 of the car, and this through the medium of suitable couplings 7-7.

Said brake pipe strainer 5 is equipped upon its top side and at a point substantially intermediate its ends ends'with a branch pipe 8 ii -shape as clearly shown in Figure 2, it being of course noted that by the provision of a pipe of this shape there will be little or no liability of any dirt or water within the air line 6 passing upwardly into the branch pipe and consequently clownwardly through the cut-outicock 9 that is permanently attachedto said brake pipe strainer 5 through the medium of the branch pipe 8.

Said cut-out cock 9 is arranged vertically as clearly shown in the drawing and embodies a casing 10 formed with a transversely arranged tapered socket 11 in one of its sides and within which is arranged a tapered bushing 12 closed at its lower end as clearly shown in Figure 4.

Botatably arranged within said bushing 12 is the valve core 13 that is also tapered and provided at one end with a stem 15 that engages through alined openings in the closed end of the bushing 12 and valve casing 10 the projecting end of this stem being squared and provided with a screwthreaded socket. Arranged within said socket is a threaded plug 16, formed upon a nut 16 while arranged upon the squared portion 01 the stem 15 is an operating handle 18. Between the handle and nut 18 and 16 respectively and encircling the stem is an expansible coil spring 17 for maintaining a tight fit between the valve casing and plug and for also compensating for any wear therebetween. lhe core 13 is provided with an elongated by-pass 18 for establishing communication between the inverted J- shaped branch pipe 8 and an L-branch pipe 19 rigidly secured at one end to the outlet of the'cut-out cock when the handle 18 is o1 substantially inverted moved to "a position parallel with said cut upper end of said dirt collector there is formed an outlet :pipe 26 adapteduto be coupled asat 27 to the usual inlet of the triple valve of the air brake cylinder, :said outlet 26 being formed upon a side of the collector from that of the pipe 19.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a connection between the air line and the triple valve of the brake cylinder of a car braking system that will answer all of the purposes above'described, and even though I have herein set forth the most practical embodiment of the invention with which I am at thistiine familiar, it is nevertheless to-be understood that minor changes may be made inthe invention without departing from the spiritand scope 'of the appended claims. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claimias new anddesire tosecure by Entitters Patent, is

1. A hy-pass 1ior1installation in an :air

' brake pipe linebetweenthe air isupply pipe and the triplevalvm-said by pa'ss comprising .conduit, said conduit including a substantiallyfJ-shaped inverted branch, connected with the top 01' the upper strainer and having the horizontal portion thereot disposed on a plane above the strainer to prevent passage ol 'water through the by-pass.

2. A by-pass for installation in an air brake pipe line'between the supply'pipe and the itriple'valve, said by-pass comprising a horizontally disposed strainer for disposition in the supply line, an inverted substantially ti-shaped branch pipe connected to the top or" said strainer, a valve to which the other .end of the branch pipe is .connected, a second branch pipe connected with said valve, and a vertically .disposed Ldirt collecting chamber connected with saidnlast named branch said chamber being opened at its bottom and closed by areinovable plug and havingna removable strainer positioned therein.

'3. A by-pass for installation in an 'air brake pipe line between the supply line and the triple valve, a by-pass including branches for communication with the supply pipe and the triple valve, and a cut-out cock disposed in said by-pass, said cock embodying a casing formed with a transversely disposed socket intersecting its longitudinal bore,said socket being open at oneend, a tapered bushing insertable through the open end of tllesocket, and a rotary valve plug rem'ovably fitted into 'theopen end of the I bushing, and means for retaining said plug in place.

In testimony whereotlaflix my signature.

HENRY A. VEAL. 

